In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)
Goal
You're applying for a job as an expected value expert consultant for a company.
Role
You plan to make a video-documentary about how you saved a different company from failure by using expected value.
Audience
The company of your choice which you are trying to get a job with.
Situation
The leaders of modern companies have forgotten the importance of expected value. Create a video documentary about a time you saved a company by using expected value and add it to your résumé to improve your odds with getting this new job.
Product & Performance
Create a video that is your documentary of the time you saved another company from failure.
Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)
•statistics are used globally.
•statistics can be used to make decisions.
•statistics can be used to predict outcomes.
Common Core State Standards Content Area: Statistics and Probability Grade Level: High School Domain: Using Probability to make Decisions S-MD Cluster: Calculate expected Values and Use them to Solve Problems Standards:
(+)Define a random variable for a quantity of interest by assigning a numerical value to each event in a sample space; graph the corresponding probability distribution using the same graphic displays as for data distributions.
(+) Calculate the expected value of a random variable; interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution.
(+)Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities can be calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical probability distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing on all five questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four choices, and find the expected grade under various grading schemes.
Introduction
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)
Task
(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki.Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)
You've just finished saving a company by teaching them the importance of expected value. With the company doing well, back up on their feet, they no longer need you. You need to find a new job and to do so you'll need a great résumé. Picking up a newspaper, you are reminded of the ongoing corporation crisis. Hundreds of corporations who need the assistance of an expert of expected value. The perfect opportunity. Your job is to create a video-documentary to present to these corporation to show that you have already helped one company and you can help all of the others as well.
Conclusion
(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)
Dear Applicant,
Your résumé was quite impressive! Your video-documentary was more than convincing. If you want the job, we would love to have you help us get back up on our feet. We, as a company, strayed from expected value, a tool that allows people to make good decisions. We are confident that with your abilities we can be up, running, and turning a profit soon.
Thank you for your submission. We'll be seeing you soon.
P.S. I'm planning a trip to vegas next summer. I'd love to hear more about expected value then.
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)•statistics are used globally.
•statistics can be used to make decisions.
•statistics can be used to predict outcomes.
Common Core State Standards
Content Area: Statistics and Probability
Grade Level: High School
Domain: Using Probability to make Decisions S-MD
Cluster: Calculate expected Values and Use them to Solve Problems
Standards:
Introduction
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)Task
(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki. Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)You've just finished saving a company by teaching them the importance of expected value. With the company doing well, back up on their feet, they no longer need you. You need to find a new job and to do so you'll need a great résumé. Picking up a newspaper, you are reminded of the ongoing corporation crisis. Hundreds of corporations who need the assistance of an expert of expected value. The perfect opportunity. Your job is to create a video-documentary to present to these corporation to show that you have already helped one company and you can help all of the others as well.
Conclusion
(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)Dear Applicant,
Your résumé was quite impressive! Your video-documentary was more than convincing. If you want the job, we would love to have you help us get back up on our feet. We, as a company, strayed from expected value, a tool that allows people to make good decisions. We are confident that with your abilities we can be up, running, and turning a profit soon.
Thank you for your submission. We'll be seeing you soon.
P.S. I'm planning a trip to vegas next summer. I'd love to hear more about expected value then.